Fashion items with cute characters are certainly perfect examples of Fashionably Cute’s Standard of Cute Fashion #1

Hello Kitty is without a doubt Queen of all Kawaii, but any cute character will do. There are plenty to choose from, created by famous cute Japanese brands (Sanrio, San-X, Crux, Q-Lia and others), Korean companies (Barunson, etc), as well as Western advocates of cuteness (from Disney to Warner Brothers, even though they are not Kawaii, they’re adorable anyway).

When applied to fashion items sweet little characters are clear winners, they can accent any outfit nicely. You can have anything character themed: from t-shirts to handbags and shoes, from iPod gadgets to wallpaper, hairdryers and toasters, from keychains and cell phone straps to diamond and platinum necklaces.

Just remember Fashionably Cute’s mantra: “Do not overdose cuteness!”, that means don’t dress in Hello Kitty from head to toe.

Photos courtesy of Sanrio and San-X

Before Fashionably Cute welcomed its first visitors Cute Fashion movement had not been governed by any kind of code. Anyone could call a fashion item “cute”, but what was meant by the word “cute” in relation to fashion? No-one could be sure.

Inspired by Cute Overload’s “Rules of Cuteness” Fashionably Cute has defined “The Standards of Cute Fashion”. Now you’ll have a specific set of recommendations for incorporating cuteness into your style.

We’ll be adding new Standards on a regular basis. Please watch this space!

The hottest top of the moment, Stella McCartney’s t-shirt designed for the cult music festival Glastonbury is available for sale exclusively at Yoox. It’s a very cute racer-back tee in lovely shades of blue and green with a winged heart. Here’s what Stella has to say about the design:

“Glastonbury is one of most iconic music festivals in the world and it never fails to be brilliant. The T-shirt is inspired by all the airbrushing my mum and dad used to get made in the 70’s. It’s the ultimate music Festival! This is the ultimate summer tank! yoox.com is the ultimate place to buy it!….cooking with gas!!!” Love, Stella

Stella McCartney’s Limited Edition Tank Top - A Worldwide Exclusive only on YOOX

Señora Cartera has found a very cute pink Chanel Caviar Vanity Bag that reminds her of her very first Hello Kitty vanity case. This Chanel bag is made of pink leather with bronze zip closure and a price tag of $607.

Photo via Señora Cartera

Imagine our planet being invaded by a bunch of friendly fashion loving aliens. The first thing they do is make Hermes Birkin bags easily accessible to anyone, eliminating the waiting list and putting a price tag of $150 on it, but keeping the quality, materials, technology and style absolutely the same. This is not the premise of Steven Spielberg’s new film, this is the subject of Fashionably Cute’s new poll:

Would you buy Hermes Birkin handbag for $150?



 Yes, I pray for it every day!

 No, I love it because it’s unattainable

 No, $150 is too much for this bag

 What’s a Birkin?

 No, I’d prefer a different bag



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Looney Tunes’ cutest character Tweety Bird gets its own designer line. Fabsugar reports that the newly opened Tweety Boutique in Beverly Hills now carries an exclusive limited edition collection of bright yellow items from clothes to home accessories, all based on the adorable canary (most people believe it’s a canary, although in fact the bird’s species is undefined). If you buy something from the boutique you’ll get a shopping bag with Tweety on it. What a deal!

PS: Tweety is most certainly a male. The fashion line is for women.

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. and Popsugar

The creators of the cute Japanese puppy character RebeccaBonbon that I wrote about yesterday swear that she is a French Bulldog, however our reader Grady is sure that they are mistaken, saying French Bulldogs don’t have black bodies (although after looking at some French Bulldog photos I’m pretty convinced they do), and believes that Rebecca is a Boston Terrier.

French Bulldogs:

Boston Terriers:

What do you think? Please compare the adorable photos of both breeds above and cast your vote in our poll below.

What dog breed is RebeccaBonbon?



 French Bulldog

 Boston Terrier



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Photos courtesy of RebeccaBonbon.com and DogBreedInfo.com

Fashionably Cute has already introduced RebeccaBonbon. It’s a cute French Bulldog fashion character designed by the same artist who created the ultra famous Hello Kitty. Now you can own a piece of cuteness with RebeccaBonbon cell phone straps available at Strapya, a Japanese cell phone accessory superstore.

The straps are made of metal and decorated with gorgeous Swarovski rhinestones. They are about 2 inches in size and have a built in can opener, so you can open your drinks without worrying about your manicure. Currently two designs are available:

1. Heart shaped strap decoration with Rebecca’s face inside the heart, $26.74



2. Strap decoration shaped as a French Bulldog face with a flower on her head, $26.74

Hurry, because the supplies are very low at the moment. Strapya has very cheap, fast and easy shipping to the US and Europe by air mail or EMS express mail.

RebeccaBonbon is a new cute Japanese character with high fashion flair. It’s an adorable, posh and pampered french bulldog created by the person who designed Hello Kitty for Sanrio in 1974, Yuko Shimizu. Rebecca has her own official website with lots of information in English, desktop goodies, videos (Rebecca TV) and lots of merchandise including jewelry, clothing, shoes and cell phone accessories.

Here is Rebecca’s bio from her official website:

Rebecca is a young French Bulldog. She was born in France. An American girl fell in love with her and brought her home to New York. Rebeccabonbon was born on November 11.
Now she lives in a spacious apartment with a room overlooking Central Park.
Of course, Rebecca takes her daily walks in the park wearing her best outfits.
She meets her many friends there and enjoys chatting with them. Rebecca loves flowers and ribbons, and accessories of all sorts. She has so many, too, for all of her weekend parties and picnics.
But what she loves most are candied bonbons. in fact, She loves bonbons so much that she came to be known and loved by all as Rebeccabonbon.

The official site names Rebecca a new fashion character superstar. Here’s a post with links to some of RebeccaBonbon merchandise.

Pictures courtesy of RebeccaBonbon.com

The gorgeous Rihanna shows off her latest cute purchase from Baby Phat.

It’s the Mirror Me Overnight Bag in silver, available from Baby Phat for $175.

The most important thing when sporting such a handbag is to avoid looking over the top. Rihanna is wearing all black, and that would look amazing together with the silver handbag.

Photo courtesy of Just Jared and Baby Phat